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On 2004, researchers made a startling discovery in the Chippewa birth records for the city of Sarnia, an hour north of Detroit—for the past decade, girl babies had outnumbered boys 2:1. Further investigation revealed large numbers of miscarriages, reproductive cancers in young women, and neurological problems among the band’s children. The Beloved Community looks at a Great Lakes oil town facing a toxic legacy head-on. The nerve center of Canada’s petrochemical industry, Sarnia once enjoyed one of the highest standards of living in the country—but now the bill has come due, in compromised environmental and community health. The city has already lost a generation of men to workplace-related cancers. Now the women are discovering a reproductive time bomb—because of their own exposure to hormone-mimicking chemicals called “endocrine disrupters,” the next generation may be at risk. How do you stay in the home you love when the price you pay may be not only your own life, but the safety of your children? Pamela Calvert holds an MA in Cinema Studies from NYU. She is a longtime professional in media and social activism, most recently as co-producer and campaign director for Not in Our Town, a public television series and national outreach initiative of communities coming together to fight hate crimes.
Producer: Pamela Calvert Production Company: Plain Speech & Detroit PTV Screenwriter: Pamela Calvert Cinematographer: Gary Mercer Editing: Michelle Harrison, John Nutt Music: Meredith Monk & 2’EV Cast: Residents of Aamjiwnaang/Sarnia, ON |
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